>Why bother colonizing Mars at all? The place is worse than a dump. Well, to play devil's advocate, if you know that there's likely to be a WWIII (or other cat

>Why bother colonizing Mars at all? The place is worse than a dump. Well, to play devil's advocate, if you know that there's likely to be a WWIII (or other catastrophe) that wipes out all life, establishing a sustaining base on Mars is the best way to ensure the return of human civilization.[1] [1] The whole talk is worth a listen, but he talks specifically about this starting at 7:20: https://youtu.be/B-Osn1gMNtw https://youtu.be/B-Osn1gMNtw